Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 12, 1916, Page 1

VOL. LVII.—NO. 246 POPULATION 28,219 NORWICH, CONN., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, "1916 14 PAGES—98 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin's Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in ITALIANS RENEWING - TRIEST "l A CAMPAIF At Several Points South and Southeast of Gorizia They Have Made Good Progress TAKE NEARLY 6,000 The Austrian Line Has Been AUSTRIAN PRISONERS Broken Between Tubar and Vertoiba—In Transylvania the Teutonic Allies Continue Their Drive of the Rumanians Along Almost All of the Front—Bavarian Troops Have Captured the Rothern- thurm Pass and Crossed the Border Into Rumania—Ber- lin Admits Capture by the French of a German Salient South of the Somme River in France and an Advance by the British North of the Sbmme—Fierce Fighting is Go- ing on Between the Bulgarians and Serbs on the Front Below Monasitr. The Italians have again taken the of- fensive against the Austrians in their endeavor to reach Triest, Austria’s chief port on the Adriatic, and at sev- eral points south and southeast of Gorizia have made good progress and in addition taken nearly 6,000 prison- "To tke south bf Gorizia the Austrian line was broken between Tobar and Vertoiba, according to_Rome, and on| the Carso front entrencliments between the Vipawro river and Hill 208 were capturcd. Here the town of Nova Vil- la, ond a strong position around the northern part of the hill fell into the hands of the attackers. Trenches In the Trentino region al- s0 have been won by the Italians and fifty-three Austrians made prisoners. In Transylvania the forces of the Teutonic allies are continuing their drive of the Rumanians along almost all the front. Bavarian troops which captured the Rothenthurm pass have now crossed the border into Rumania. According to Bucharest, which admits the retirement of the Rumanians around Kronstadt, fierce Teutonic at- tacks were repulsed south of Hermann- stadt with heavy casualties to the at- 1ockers. Herlin concedes the capture by the French of a German salient near Ver- m oviller: in France ard also by the British of fir: line trenches near Sailly, north of the Somme. Violent counter-at- tacks Ly the Germans on the newly cuptured positions of the French in the Chaulnes Wood have peen repulsed, In the Vosges Mountains the Germans invaded French trenches but later were driven out. the Struma river in Greek Maca- the British have made further occupying the towns of Pa- palova and Prosenik, while the “$rench have taken trenches on the heights west of Devedjili, which lies on the Greek-Serbian border southwest of Di- ira rians and the Serbs on the front -teiow Monastir the Bulgarians having 1eceived reinforcements. lerlin says tbat along the Cerna river and of the Vardar entente allied at- wwere repulsed. British official press bureau an- rounces the German losses during the war_up_to the end of September as dead, §70,182; prisons 328,829 and wounded of 3,356,013. The fgures-are= to have been compiled from German ofiicial lists. NO NEWS RECEIVED OF 4 GERMAN SUBMARINE U-53. British Vessels Aro Being Detained in Ports as Matter of Precaution. New York, Oct. 11.—Although there as no news today to_indicate that the German submarine U-35 was still lurking in the Atlantic sea lanes, and while some shipping interests believed ehe has headed for Helgoland, there was evidence that the British admiral ty will proceed withecaution m allov ing British ships to depa lantic coast ports. Two British sels due to sall today did not 1 and it was reported that others which have cleared, both French and British, will not sail at present. Shipping circles heard today that Admiral Montague Browning, in com- mand of the British fleet at had issued orders detaining the merchant vessels now in ports until such time as ed safe for them to de: Verifica- tion of this report could not be ob- tained at the British consulate, which issues the finel sailing orders, but it was admitted that such orders for the Cunard freighters Pannonia and St. George, due to sail today, had been withheld. A dozen other British ships, includ- Ing the big White Star passenger liner Adriatic, got their clearance papers today, but it was said tha: with the exception of the Adriatic the dates of their departure would depend upon the developments in the efforts which, it ls taken for granted, the British ad- miralty {s making to rid American waters of the submarine danger. The Adriatic, White Star line of- fices said, would sail at noon tomor- row, and prospective passengers had been so notificd. from At- ves- Ha Br USE OF TRACTION SYSTEMS FOR MILITARY PURPOSES. Co-ordination Advocated by Colonel Chauncey Baker. Atlantic City, N. J,, Oct, 11.—Co- ordination of the traction systems of the country with the military districts 80 that they shall be immediately avallable for military purposes in the event of war was advocated by Col- onel Chauncey Baker of the quarter- master'’s department, U. S. A., speal ing in place of Major General Wood before the American Electric Railway association here yesterday. “The preparedness program should not only include provisions for the handling of troops, but for munitions and general equipment as well,” he de- clared. “The electric systems should play an important part in the program of military transportation, acting aa feeders for the steam systems or for quick runs between military bases.” Colonel Baker said that nobody tould say with any positiveness that we would not become involved in the Buropean war. OBITUARY. Lyman B. Bralnard. Hartford, Conn, Oct. 11.—Lyman B. Brainard, president of the Hartford Bteam Bofler Inspection and Insurance sompany and a director in a number »f large corporations, died suddenly tonight of apoplexy, aged 60. 1n 1914 the department of justice at Washing- ton named him as one of the trustees fo take control of the trolley holdings the New York, New Haven and rrford raflroad In Connecticut and Island. His wife and three chil- WOMEN'S CAMPAIGN TRAIN PROVING A GREAT SUCCESS. Have Frustrated Plans of Democratic National Committee. New York, Oct. 11—“The women’s campaign al train is proving a great success” said Miss Frances A. Kellor at the Hughes alliance head- quarters today. Miss Kellor, who 1s chairman of the women's committee of the national Hughes alliance, has had change of the cntire work of financing and equipping the train and of or- nizing both the speakers that 2o with the train and the state and local committees that receive it. Miss Kel- lor was obliged to Jeave the train at Minneapolis Saturday _night for a trip to New York, but wil} it_at once. “Thc the activity of the democr: thing that pleases us most is c nation- al committee,” Miss Kellor said. “They have organized from the Atlantic to the Pacific to defeat the train. The honor of drawing the full batteries of the opposition has remained for the women. The stories sent out about the wealth of luxury represented by the train were enough to maks every bandit left in the west hurry down to the railroad track to stop us. “Those stovies are beginning to do us good nov.. In several places where people have come to meet the train, pecting to find all sorts of curiosi- ties in it, they have been all the more impressed by the serious, earnest, com- peten: women that they really did find there.” SPECTACULAR RAID AT CHICAGO OF MAYOR’S OFFICE. Offices of Chief of Police and Deputy Were Also Searched. Chicago, Oct. 1L.—Armed with sub- poenas authorizing search and seizure, detectives from State Attorney Hoyne's office conducted a spectacular raid yes- terday on the offices of Mayor Thomp- son. Chief of Police Healey and M. L. C. Funkhouser. reputy superintendent of police, and appropriated flles of correspondence to determine if vice and gambling have existed here with the knowledse and ccnsent of the city officials. Chief Healey objected to the seizure of his private papers until the sub- poenas had been examined by the cor- poration counsel, after which they were released. Funkhouser, who for- merly was in charge of all vice raids, surrendered Lis files without object:on, and Mayor Thompson agreed at once to let the raiders have what they wanted. — WILLIAM P. CROSS OF PROVIDENCE SUICIDES Was Clerk of the United States Court —Had Been in Poor Health. Barrington, R. I, Oct. 11.—~William P. Cross, clerk of the United States court at Providence, shot and killed himself at his home here today. Med- ical Examiner Seymour, who viewed the body, pronounced it a case of sui- cide. Mr. Cross had been in poor health for some time and his friends attributed his act to despondency over his condition. He was 54 years of age. Movements of Steamships. Kirkwall, Oct. 8.—Arrived: Steamer Oscar II, New York for Copenhagen. Sailed: Steamer United States (from Copenhagen), New Yorl, south of the Somme river | Fierce fighting is going on between | | Cabled Paragraphs Hol' nd to Ask For Explanation. TE yue, Netherlands, Oct. 11, via Le oo 15 p. m.—The Dutch gov- &%it it is léarned, on the basis of ;Smation already obtained, will ask Amany to explain the sinking of the utch steamer Bloomersdijk in the At- lantic off the New England coast last Sunday. Germany to Seize Tobacco. London, Oct. 11, 6.45 p. ‘The German Diet has decided to seize the stocks of tobacco throughout the em- pire, says an Exchange Telegraph des- patch from Copenhagen. It is expected ed that the issuance of tobacco tickets will follow the seizure, CYCLONE SWéPT OVER ISLAND OF ST. THOMAS No Known Loss of Life, But Many Per- sons Were Injured. St. Thomas, D. W. I, Oct. 11.—A cy- clone swept over St. Thomas Monday night and yesterday morning, with dis- astrous results. Almost every build- ing in _the city was damaged and some were destroyed. There were many per- sons injured and it is probably some form of public relief will be neces- sary. The damage thus far reported runs tnto the hundreds of thousands of dol- lars. So far as is known there was ro Joss: of life. The storm began Monday night and on Tucsday morning, after an interval of calm, re-commenced with increased force. For four hours it continued to work havoc. Trees were uprooted and much_damage was done to shipping, the Hamburg-American Line steam- ships Calabria and Wasgenwald and the Danish dredge St. Hildas were blown ashore. The Calabria probably is a total lo: The Danish motor steamship Anholt and the Danish { barkentine <Thor were wrecked and the entire local fleet of small craft, as well as the recently completed harbor works, suffered heav, mages. The { electrical coal con on the har- bor Nt Wi tro BCATS FOUND ABANDONED FIVE SHIP'S Believed to be Those of the Torpe- died Steamship Kingstonian. Newport, R. 1, Oct. 11.—The find- ing of five abandoned ship's boats by the Spanish stcamer Antonio Lopez, reported in a radio message relayed to ! the naval station here today the Nantucket s lightsh sidered by y a German submarine on Search for the crew had pended by the naval authoritie doubted whether the submarine's vic- tims included any sel other than those whose crews had been brought to land. By some, the message was held to be far from conclusive evi- dence that a six vessel was sunk, the suzgestion being made that the boats have- been those fromweywhiel e Y. NOW ashore, Was 1AKEDeesemss Ve have found five abandoned boats along a radius of three miles, the message said. The rest of the Ta- diogram 1dered somew intelligible by ‘rors in tr: As received, it read: ‘The} board HIS apparel onl possible to read HIS name them had painted word ALL in good condition.” ‘Liverpool.” BERLIN PAPERS COMMENT ON LATE SHIPPING RAID Morgen Post Says It is in Acsordance With “Humane” Methods Promised Berlin, Ogt. 11, Noon, vit London, 9.09 p. m—The newspuapers coniinue to show great interest in the German submarine activoties off the American coast. The news of the submarine raid is prominently printed, but there is a singular jndisposition to comment on it. The ‘possibility that it will lead to political compiications with the Washing.on government is generally dismissed, when it is dismussed at all. The Morgen Post declares that the submarines are acting in accordance with the “humane” methods 'which Germany promised President Wilson would be carried out. The Cologne Gazette says the apbearance of sub- marines in the Atiantic merely de- notes a lengthening of their dadius of action, rendering it possible “to strike the enemy hard and effectively, but in such form as not to expose us to hampering complaints from any quar- ter which might believe itself enti- tied to complain.” AMERICAN NAVY IS TAKING EVERY PRECAUTION Against Use of Ceast as Base of Sup- plies for Foreign Submarines. Newport, R. I, Oct. 11.—The Amer- ican navy is taking every precaution against the use of the American coast as a base of supplies for foreign sub- marines. All day today there was a great activity among the destroyer flo- tilla at the naval base here and when the destroyers McCall, Porter and Cummings went out on a mysterious mission this afternoon, Rear Admiral Knight, in command of this district, was asked if the boats were search- ing for a submarine base or looking up some foreign submarine tender. “I cannot answer that,” the admiral stated, “but we are leaving no report of submarine bases or tenders pass by without an investigation.” Shore leave amons the men of the fleet has been greatly curtailed and each ship in_ active commission has Eirtga.uy a full complement always on and. IN DEFENSE OF NEW SUBMARINE WARFARE Overseas News Agency Says It Accord With International Law. Berlin, Oct. 11.—(By Wireless to Sayville.)“Concerning recent develop- ments in submarine warfare, it is stat- ed by a competent authority,” says the Overseas News Agency, “that subma- rine activity along the lines of so- called cruiser war is in accord with in- ternational law and admitted by all le- gal authorities and responsible states- men. Further, the practice of Ger- man submarines in no way violates the promises and interpretations given by German authorities and accepted by other nations. “German submarines act only after glving due warning and after allowing ample time for the crew and passeng- ers to leave the ship In boats. It is pointed out that even the Reuter tele- grams are unable to give any detail indjcating illegal act on the part of | campaign at | bate then, Cummings Wants Series of Debates AT HARTFORD, NEW HAVEN, WATERBURY, BRIDGEPORT CHALLENGE IS REPEATED Would Debate With Senator MLean the Issues of the Campaign at Four Public Meeting—Asks for a Definite Reply. New Haven, Conn., Oct. 11.—Before considering Senator Georse P. Me- Lean's proposition to debate the issues of the campaign with Homer S. Cum- mings at Stamford cn Oct. 25, Chair- man David E. Fitzgerald of the demo- cratic state central committee wants to know whether Mr. McLean accepts or rejects the original challenge to de- bate at Hartford, New Haven, Water- bury and Bridgeport. In a letter woday to J. Henry Rora- back, chairman of the republican state central comunittee, Mr. Fitzgerald says: X S Fitzgerald’s Letter. “In further reply to your letter of Oct. 9th, in which you suggest that Senator McLean is willing to partici- pate in a debate with Mr. Cummings t Stamford on Oect. 25th, I wish to s that you have apparently oves looked the purpose and intent of my letter to you on Oct. 6th, in which I suggested tiat Senator McLean and Mr. Cummings debate the issues of the s meetings to be held at Hartford, Haven. Waterbury and Br tr that Senator McLean wish to be understood as meet Mr, Curam in the four loa New geport. 1 does not ties in the a series of four public| An Utimatum Sent to Greece BY COMMANDER OF ENTENTE FLEET IN MEDITERRANEAN DEMANDS ENTIRE FLEET Greece is Given Until 1 P. P. Wednes- day to Surrender Her Navy—Con- trol of Piracus-Larissa Railway Also Demanded. London, Oct. 11, 11.41 p. m.—Vice Ad- miral Dartige du Fournet, command- er of the Anglo-French fleet in the Mediterranean, has presented an ulti- matum to Greece, demanding _that Greece hand over the entire Greek | fleet, except the armored cruiser Averofl ing to Reuter’s Athens correspondent. Demand is also made for the control of the Piraeus-Larissa railway. *“'he minister of marine,” respondent continues, “sayg Vice Ad- miral Fournet's demands vgfll be com- handed over before e. the prescribed A Precautionary Measure. “The demands were made as a pre- cautionary measure to ensure the safe- ty_of the allies’ fleet.” It is explained that the despatch of artillerv and ammunition to the inte- rior, the movements of Greek ships and e ccntinued activity of the reservist leazués have aroused fears of a dis- turbance of order at points where the ailies r v s are anchored and also cndanger the security of the al- lied rtoops on .the Palkan front. Dismanteling Forts. Where large assemblages may conven. iently gather and where the newspaper facilities are the most complete. “Before, therefore, considering your counter-proposition, kindly let me know definitelv whether Senator Me- Lean ac rejects the offer as I made it if he rejects the offer, what reason, kg has for so doing. “If debates of this character were McLean will look favor.” Fitzgerald recuests a pr ¢ and adds this postseript: ou have mi; ng the ¢ lose a copy t “or' id my letter con- llenge, I herewith en- of it fear SURPRISED AT TONE OF LETTER. Felt Certain That Date at Stamford s \WEETI Be Acceptable. ————— Oct. 11.—Chairman J. Henry Roraback of the republican te central committee said tonight at he had not yet received the letter from David E. Fitzgerald concerning the proposed debate between Senator McLean and Homer S. Cummings. Mr. Fitzgerald’s letter was' then read to him and Mr. Roraback expressed sur- prise at its tone. He said that the reply to Mr. Fitz- gerald’s previous letter accepted the challenge for the debate and suggest- ed as a time for the meeting the first opportunity Senator McLean’s engage- ments allowed. A previous speaking engagement of Senator McLean has been set for New Haven, when ex- President Taft is also to appear. It would be impossible to have the de- Mr. Roraback said. The next speaking date which Senator Mc- L«;e:nh has is in S‘iz\.mford on Oct. 25, which time and place were sug by Mr. Ror:xhnck? s The state chairman said he had been certain that the date at Stam- ford would be acceptable to both Mr. Cummings and Mr. Fitzgerald. He declined to comment further until he had received Mr. Fitzgerald's letter, RHODE ISLAND REPUBLICANS RENOMINATE GOV. BEECKMAN Platform Adopted Endorses Hughes— Advocates “Adequate Protective Tariff.” RORABACK Providence R. I, Oct. 11.—At the re- publican state convention today Gov- ernor R. Livingston Beeckman was re- nominated as candidate for governor, and Henry T. Lippitt as candidate for United States senator. Senator Henry F. Lippitt, of Prov- idence was nominated as the party candidate f6r United States senator at the republican state concention here today. The convention also nominated R. Livingston Beeckman of Newport, for another term as governor. The rest of the state ticket named is ns follows: For licutenant governor, Emery J. Fansouci, of Providence; for secretary of state, J. Fred Parker, of Providence; attorney general, Herbert A. Rice, of Providence: general treasurer, Walter A. Read, of Glocester. ATl these candidates are the present incumbents of the offices for which they were named. The platform as adopted indorses Hughes and the republican platform as “adeauate protective tariff.” calls the peace maintained by Wilson a “dis- honorable peace, bloodier than the Spanish-American war,” declares the state party is in favor of adequate miiitury preparedness and condemns the demiocratic party for its extrava- ganco and for “unneccessary and ex- pensive experiments in government ownership.” The platform also in- clades the national republican plank favoring the tension of suffrage to women by each state. INCREASE IN PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS. Producers Being Paid 27.6 Per Cent. More Than a‘Year Ago. ‘Washington, Oct. 11.—Prices of farm products continue to rise. Producers were being paid 27.6 per cent. more on Oct. 1 than a year ago, the department of asriculture announced today in lus monthly statement of the level of prices on principal crops. That level increased L5 per cent. during Septern- ber, compared with a decrease of about 3 per cent. durinz that month in the last eight years. Ooct. 1 two years ago prices were 19.9 per cent.-lower than on that date this vear, and the aver- age for the last eight years on Oct. 1 was 23.8 per cent lower. ‘me have-again. offered to Vice Admiral Du Fournet demands the disarming of the Kilkis, Lemnos and Averoff and the dismantiing of the forts on the seacoast, while two forts commanding the eet’s moorings are to be made over to the admiral Control of certain points must also be placed in the hands of the Anglo- French autherities. In addition to the disarming of the warships named, their crews are to be reduced to one third the regular com- pletment. ENTENTE ALLIES OFFERED ASSISTANCE TO GREECE In Case She Enters the War—No New Concessions Have Been Made. Athens, Monday, Oct. 9, via Lon- don, Oct. 41, 10.20" p. m—The entente assist Greece in case she enters the war, but Tt 15 inderst6od no new concessions have been made. It is learned that entente diplomatic circles of Athens yesterday adviced the French and the British chancelleries, which are charged by the other allied govern- ments with the negotiations with Greece, to reply to King Constantine’s informal proposals to depart from neu- trality, made to the Greek ministers in London and Paris on September 18 in the following sense: “While the form in which the pro- rosals were made is unacceptable and the question of Bulgarian occupation of Greek soil is considered purely a Greek matter in which the entente is not con- cerned, nevertheless should Greece vol- untarily abandon neutrality, declare war on Bulgaria and decree a gener- al mobilization, the entente will be dis- posed to furnish every assistance in the campaign and to give other mate- rial proofs of benevolent interest in the welfare of Greece.” It is understogd, however, that these diplomatic assurances are not to in- terfere in any way with the instruc- tions already given the admiral of the allied flects to assure by all necess measures the safety of the allied armies in the east. which the allies are prepared to make to facilitate the entry of Greece into the war. PARIS NEWSPAPERS DISCUSS GERMAN UNDERSEA CRUISERS Temps Doubts if America Will Allow Her Coast to Be Blockaded. Paris, Oct. 11. 5.15 p. m.—The news- papers continue to discuss animatedly the situation created by the operations of German undersea craft in American ‘waters. All of them evince lively in- terest in what the Washington govern- ment is likely to do in the matter. The Temps today concludes a leading arti- cle on the subject as follows: “It is doubtful if American export- ers are disposed to allow the organ- ization of a blockade of their coast and ization of a blockade of their coast that the country will allow the Ger- mans to trific with American neutral- ity. As to the Germans, one would have a wrong idea of them t othink that they will confine themselves to these first exploits, even if there is an interval before the renewal of them.” FIRST INFANTRY IS 3 HOME FROM BORDER Hartford to Give Them a Rousing Welcome This Morning. Hartford, Conn., Oct. 12.—The first section of the First Regiment, Con- nectiout National Guard, enroute from the Mexican border. is due to reach Hartford at 8 o'clock this (Thursday) morning, having left Maybrook at 1.25 a. m. This section consists of sev- enteen cars. The second and third sections are due at noon and 1 a'clock, respecfively. The city has made elaborate rangements to sive the soldiers rousing welcome. PENSION BUREAU HAS RECEIVED 66,000 APPLICATIONS ar- a For Increases of Widows’ Pensions Under New Law. ‘Washington, Oct. 11.—The pension bureau has received 66,000. applications for increases of widows' pensions un- der the law passed by congress at thc last session. Of the applications 2 000 aiready have been allowed and ai- lowances are being made at the rate of about 2,000 a day. Under the law, widows who have reached the ago of 70 years are entitled to increase from $12 to $20 a month. and the battleships Lemnos | and Kilkis, to the entente allles by one | o'clock Wednesday afternoon, accord- | the cor- ! plied with and that the flest wiil be! Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population. Condensed Telegrams The steamship Pensiers. outbound for Norfolk, ran aground off Sandy Hook. y . Mme. Sarah Bernhardt arrived at New York on the French liner Esz- pagne. The newly appointed Ambassador frow» Japan, Aimaeo Sato, arrived at W ington. Dr. William Blundell, of Paterson, N. J., who died recently, left an es- tate of $500,000. The annual convention American Meat Packers’ opened at Cincinnati. of ihe Association The forty-second annual convention of the Mississippi Valley Medical As- sociation opened at Indianapolis. The exports of merchandise from the port of New York for the week ended Oct. 7, were valued at $76,199,004, The plant of the Interboro Bus Ser- vice at West Englewood, N. I, was de= stroyed by fire at a loss of $18,000. Twenty-five new cases of infantile paralysis were reported to the State Department of Health at New Jersey. Batteries D, E and F of the 2d Field Artillery, N. G., N. Y., arrived at McAllen, Texas, from Camp Whitman. John Hohorst, a farmer of 1Ticks- ville, L. I, shot and killed Hans Lang, :.Vho it is alleged was stealing pota- oes. . Seven persons were injured as the result of a rear-end collision of trolley cars at Lexington avenue and 103rd Street, New York. } An unidentified man about 85, wa: killed by a Boston and Westchesie ain at Ayre avenue station, The ronx. The Chile Exploration Co. pur chasod the copper mining property ithe Compania Minera de Caiama, lo- cated in Chile. Automobile bandits held up eight restaurants in Northern Hammond, Ind, and made their escape with $3,000 in cash. The total gross earnings of all York Central lines for _August $32,290,439, an increase of $6,16' over Aug., 1915. Charged with having shot and killed Martin Ward, a Broklyn painter, \Vill- iam Jacobs was held without bail on a charge of homicide. Hearings on the location of the new government armor plate plant were resumed before Josephus Daniels, ‘Secretary of the Navy. Wflrom the anis) ‘est Indies to the Copenhagen “of the conferente. PAVOr-the trinsr islands to the United States. Frank Vessella was identified by A. J. Rider, of Hamondton, N. J., as the man whe shot and killed his brother near Atsion, N. J., last Thursday. | Twelve United States destroyers started out to search for any possible |survivors of merchantmen that fell prey to the German submarine U-53. All grades of eastern crude oil have ibee nadvacned 10 cents a barrel, ex- |cept Ragland, which is up 5 cents. Pelnnsylvania. grade is now $2.50 a bar- rel. W. G. Lee, President of the Broth- erhood of Railroad Trainmen, issued a call for a meeting at Cleveland to- glox:'?w night “to organize a Wilson ub.” One hundred and twenty-five guards land collectors employed on trains op- erating in the Hudson tubes voted at a meeting in Jersey City to go on | strike. Daniel Hogan, of Brooklyn, one of ithe five prisoners who escaped from the branch.workhouse on Hart's Is- land in a motorboat last Thursday, has been captured. The Department of Commerce re- ports the exports of cetton for the week ended Oct. 7, at 226,507 bales against 156,365 bales in the correspond- iing week last year. The total British casualties on all fronts for the week just ended an- nounced ' by the War Department to have beén 22,852 of all ranks, killed, {wounded and missing. Francisco Veteri and Joseph Castilli, deaf mutes of New York, were put on trial in the Superior Court at New jHaven, Conn. ,charged with the murder of Anna Vastelli. Three alleged ticket speculators were arrested in front of Ebbet's Field during the World’s Series game and taken to the Grand avenue station charged with disorderly conduct. Former President William H. Taft accepted the honorary presidency of the Yale Republican club, an under- graduate organization. His son, Charles P. Taft, 2nd, is vice president. Edward C. Kindred of Ntw York, who, as assistant cashier for Booth & Flinn, subway contractors, fled with a payroll _of $22,000, was senteaced to serve ffom two to four vears in Sing Eing. The seCond section of the First Connecticut Infantry, enroute home after four months’ service at Noga'es, Ariz.,, detrained at Columbus, Ohio, and marched to the StateH)juse and back for exercise. “ Willys-Overland stockholdors will get a cash quarterly dividend of $1,- 400,000 on November 1. The directors voted for the distributton, Outstand- {)’(‘)fi common stock amounts to $40,000,. Rev. Dr. Alexander Mann of Boston was re-elected president of the house of deputies of the Protestant Episconal church. He reéceived 303 votes to 103 for Rev. James E. Freeman of Minne- apolis. The Danish Postmaster Gentral an- nounced that the British authorities at Kirkwall took from the Norwesian- American steamer Rergensfiord Goind from New York for Berge: bags addressed to Denmark. 88 mail The ordinary vear ends on same day of the week which it begins. 5 the as that on H Woman Killed in Riot ai Bayonne TWO MEN PROBABLY MORTALLY WOUNDED DOZEN OTHERS HURT Police Fired Volley Crowd of Standard Oil Strikers and Their Sympathizers Which Was Demolish- Into ing a Fire Engine. N Bayonne, .__ J., Oct. 11.—A woman was killed, two men probably mortally wounded and half a dozen other per- sons less sericusly hurt when the po- lice fired a volley tonight into a crowd of Standard Oil strikers and their sympathizers which wa# demolisiung a firc engine. The cngine had responded to an alarm and had been held up by o barricade thrown across the street by the strikers. Woman Struck in Head by Bullet. The woman killeg was Miss Sophia Torack, 20 years old. She was struck in the head by a bullet and died at the vonne hospital soon after she was taken there. Two men, one a striker, are in a critical condition with sev- eral bullet wounds in their bodies. Twa other men are in the hospital with iess serious wounds, Several others were shot, uccording to the police and tuken away by friends. None of the policemen or firemen was injured. ANOTHER TANGLE IN NEW YCRK MILK TROUBLE One Faction of Dairymen's League s Orders to Farmers. While one fac- Lea,uo assert- that its controversy with New ork milk distribuors had bcen set- tied and was ordering members 1o snip milk to this city, another faction to- night telegrapher the farmsers not to forward milk, President Jacob Brill sent out messages directing shipments to the four larzest dealers here who, be announced, have agreed to meet the advance in price asked by the producers after having held out sev- eral days against making the conces- sions granted by their smaller rivals, , ¥. H. Cooper, chairman of the ex- deutive committee of the league, at the same time despatehed tei-grams telling the farmers Brill had ‘no .au- thority to act and directing them not to deliver milk to any dealer wno had not signed a contract with the league. Earlier in the evening Mark G. Du- gcis of Pougl';kr-epsg,u?nn}n‘lmced o ehalf of rill who was ill, he said, fi E..gs g firms, includ- ing the Baxden. com- pany, the Sheffield Farms-Slawson- Decker company, the R. F. Stevens company and other smaller deaters had agreed to pay the advance of 45 cents 2 hundred pounds under the conditions agreed to by the dealerse who afready have signed. To clear up the confusion it was de- cided today to call an extraordinary session of the board of directors of the league and the hour set was 10 o’clock tomorrow night. RIDDER NEVER WROTE SPEECH FOR HUGHES = = Denial Made in Signed Statement by Editor of Staats Zeitung. New York, Y., Oct. 11.—In a signed statement made public today Mr. Victor Ridder of the New York Staats Zeitung denies absolutely the story made public by Norman Hap- good, of the Wilson Independent League to the effect that Mr. Ridder had told State Senator Keller, or L= linois, that he had written a campaign speech for Mr. Hughes in which Mr. Hughes would attack England in order to hold the German vote. Mr, Ridder says there was a meeting between himself and Senator Kellor, but that knowing Mr. Kellor he had’ witnesses present and he has written statement of one of these witnesses, Mr. Henry Abeles, of New Yorlk, that no such re- marks as are credited to him hy Kel- lor and_Hapgood were ever made. In- stead Kellor was endeavoring to per- suade Mr. Ridder to call on Prosident Wilson at_the White House, and as- sured Mr. Ridder that Mr. Wilson “can convince you, in the course of an hour that_he is friendly to Ger- Ridder declares that Mr. Kellor “for his own purposes wilfully placed words in my mouth which were never spoken.' NO TRACE FCUND OF KINGSTONIAN'S BOATS The United States Destroyers Have Returned to Newport. Newport, R. I, Oct. 11.—The United States destroyers which have been searching for the crew of the British steamer Kingstonian, reported sunk by a German submarine off the Nantucket shoal lightship on Sunday last, re- turned here today. None of them re- ported having found any trace of the Kingstonian’s boats. The sea was very rough and the weather coid during vesterday and last night. What became of the submarine af- ter she completed her raid on British and neutral steamers on Sunday night remained a mystery today. The move- ment of allied warships which are supposed to have increased the vigl- lance of their patrol off the coast after receiving word of the sinkinz of six steamers also was unknown here. priiutd 2u ik ey CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE BATTLE WITH SOLDIERS Barracks of Police Were Wrecked and Set Afire, Calgary, Alta, Oct, 11.—A pitched battle between soldlers and the po- lce occurred here tonight, during which many shots were fired and the barracks of The mounted police were wrecled an dset on fire. One soldler is known to have been serlous wounded. The clt Is virtually in hands of the soldler moh, Found at D Buffalo, Oct. ot In Head. on A, Hart, . With Bu 11.—Thurr » L t his Qi early today with a bullet wound in his head. On the floor besidd him was a revoiver. He was still alive, but phy sicians sald there was little hope for his recovery. ¢